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Mr. Sharma comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck:
; r! L; R) W. U: K* M S'I have great news: I'm a month overdue. I think we're going to have a baby! $ _6 ]1 B) ]% d- e4 ~7 w
The doctor gave me a test today, but until we find out for sure, we can't tell anybody.'
- N2 e$ S4 R x% W& x' W- RThe next day, Mrs. Sharma receives a telephone call from Reliance Energy because the electricity bill has not been paid.
$ p8 ?/ w( ^6 C" _: D' Am I speaking to Mrs. Sharma? '
+ T- N' l" u/ B'Yes... speaking'
3 Q' ?" x/ f# k! |Reliance guy, 'You're a month overdue, you know!'
+ i& B% l6 n* [1 D7 D0 @'How do YOU know?' stammers the young woman. 0 q' X( [9 K3 u' w6 J
'Well, ma'am, it's in our files!' says the Reliance guy. 4 Q* f, o8 b/ ?# c: r( w. t
'What are you saying? It's in your files ...HOW?????'
, v; R: a( S9 x' Yes ............ . We have a system of finding out who's overdue '
0 X* [$ P3 [, k- n V' GOD!!!!!!... ....... This is too much........ ..' 8 Q( h1 z1 o& r. }. t8 K! L
'Madam, I am sorry... I am following orders.... I have to inform you are overdue'
+ D/ R# B2 c' u( `( q8 x6 ?* i'I know that ... let me talk to my husband about this tonight. .... He will speak to your company tomorrow ' 9 h' E* A% O1 _7 j: x( c
That night, she tells her husband about the incident, and he, mad as a bull, rushes to Reliance office the next day morning. & c/ h. D. A* r- [" j
'What's going on? You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue?
0 g D! R- A. J* K. p2 ^) SWhat business is that of yours?' the husband shouts. ) x3 V: h- J I' y' T5 w* E
'Just calm down,' says the lady at the reception at Reliance, 'it's nothing serious. All you have to do is pay us.' 5 K: ]$ q& Y5 r4 ~1 `
'PAY you? And if I refuse?'
}0 y4 }# M8 k8 X/ S1 N8 Y) x'Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to cut yours off.'
c6 c8 q) r. B: x, Z'And what would my wife do then?' the husband asks. " @" \8 ^0 ?: [9 u' f9 D. |" H' }, h4 l
'I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle.' |
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